Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 37, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 June 1921 — Page 15

DOCTOR HELD ON MURDER CHARGE Whisky Ring Investigation to Follow Killing. Soerial to The Times. ' : MUNCH!. Ind., June 24—Indictments charging first degree murder were returned against Dr. Xene Smith, former police commissioner of Muncle; Ross iJSeitb, local horse trader, aund James Maybre, colored, by the Delaware County -grand jury, which late last night ended Its probe of the shooting of Gus Voids, a Roumanian, p’bo died on June 10 from . a bullet wound in the back. Fred lyibach. a core-maker, arrested with the t other three men and also held for the . killing, was not indicted, but he will be held under bond as a witness, pending his appearance before the grand Jury when that body investigates an alleged moonshine whisky ring at its September meeting. The four men charged with the murder were not permitted to testify before the grand jury, but twenty-five other witnesses were heard. Kubach was able to produce an alibi sufficient to convince the Jury he , r was not present when Voide is alleged to have been held up and shot by highwaymen in the country near Muncie. The evidence against the three indicted men la said to be largely circumstantial. An in’dictment was also returned by the Jury against Warner Waing, colored, charged with the killing on May 23 of Lester Thompson, also colored. ‘EXPERTS’ GIVEN SOFT PICKIN’ BY SCHOOL BOARD rss _ (Continued F(. Page One.) sen are based largely o.' the big sum paid out to the holders oi th“ contracts, while State officials have objected to them on the grounds that Sutler cannot legally be an employe of the bo. and and ■till be Interested as a member of the firm of Snider A Botz, in a contract with the board. Several months ago U. S. Leah, attorney general of Indiana, gavy an opinion to this effect to the State board of accounts. This opinion caused quite a furor in the -school board and the matter was referred to Albert Baker, who was at that time attorney for the board. Mr. Baker subi mitted an opinion simila- In character - to that of Attorney Gene: Lesh. holding that'Snider legally hi no right to get as building advisor at. 1 at the same time be interested in the Snider A Kotz contract. Member.- of the majority factions of the board, who have been strong defenders of the ftro contracts, pointed out thst Mr. Baker had prepared and approved the contracts that he now criticised. However. Mr. Baker's approval on the con- ' Lract was worded: “Approved as to form,” and he apparently was careful not to approve them as to legality or advisability. This opinion did not please the majority members of the board and they employed Merle N. A. Walker to give an opinion in the matter. Mr. Walker held that the two contracts were perfectly legal and were not mutually antagonistic. PUBLIC SUSPICIOUS

OF EXPENDITURES. Another ground for criticism Is that in both contracts remuneration is based on a percentage basis of expenditures, and the more money spent by the board the more money it means to Mr. Snider and to his firm. This, of course, does not tend to instil a feeling of perfect confidence in the public mind. Naturally, when large expenditure* are recommended by the building advisor the thought comes up In the brain of the average cltlzen that this means more for the firm of Snider A Rotz than would a smaller expenditure. As the Snider A Rotz contract covers engineering, the attention of the tax payer naturally is directed to this particular feature of the board's building program. Here he finds that today the coat of engineering work on new buildings averages almost 30 per cent of the _cost of the general contract, whereas a few year* ago it averaged only 15 per cent. Friends of Snider A Rotz explain this by saying that engineering costs advanced faster than other costs In the boom period of last year and that the modern school, with Its vocational work, shops, gymnasiums, etc., requires more engineering equipment than did the old. style classroom buildings. Another thing that has added considerably to the dissatisfaction with which Jhe Snider A Rotz contracts are regarded by many citizens is the fact that 7?ln February when the question of -Whether to go on with the building pro--gram immediately was being considered. >lr. Snider gave his opinion that the low :water mark of building material costs •Arould be reached *by March 15. In support of this view of the situation he at the board meeting a large number of letter*, nearly ail from architects, balding material concerrs and other parties interested in the building business. Every one of these letters ezpressed the opinion thst the bottom was about to be reaehed and that building prices would take aa upward trend. SNIDER UPHELD BT THE BOARD. Charles L. Barry, a minority member of the board, who has opposed a resumption of the building program, regardless of the school necessity, until bulldinc costs fell to a lower point, insisted that the lowest level had not been reached pointed out that all of the Snider letters were from persons interested in boosting the building business. This precipitated one of the usual board quarrels, and Mr. Snider was upheld. Since the date named building costs have fallen considerably and critics of .the Snider A Rotz contracts point out that Mr. Snider's prediction went far - astray. They also point out that his commissions both as building adviser and as a member .of the firm of Snider A ...Rotz, are considerably larger on contracts let at that time than they would have been had the letting of contracts been held over for three montbs.% •i There is feeling in some quarters that $70,000 or more is entirely too much money to spend for building advisers and engineering fees in the course of eighteen months. For this $70,000 the board gets the services of its adviser and engineers only part of the time, as both Mr. Snider and his firm engage In general engineering work on the outside, and do not by ' any means devote their entire attention to achool board maters. On the other band, however. It la pointed out that the money awarded to the firm is not exorbitant when it. is considered they have practically full aupervlsion of the plans " and building of a program entailing the expediture of millions of dollars. - There is nothing unusual Id employing engineers and architects on a percentage basis, proponents of the plan show, and demonstrate that this plan is followed largely in both public and private enterprises. It Is doubtful, other declare, whether the work could be done any cheaper on a contract basis than by the present method. For instance, when the board of public works was preparing to remodel the city market it made tentative plans with a firm of architect* to perfect the plans and to supervise the construction on a 5 per cent basis. Tnere is no doubt but that the board would be In a far stronger position with the public If it would put Its building advisor and engineers on a flat salary .basis. This would relieve the board of a great amount of criticism that bus been heaped upon It as a result of the jtwo contracts. - Recognizing these two contract* aa a weak spot In the school board armor tight-fisted citizens, opposed to any exfeaslon o t the school *y**oat that can

FLAGLER AND MALI A GET OVATION At Hands of the Home Folk at Keith’s

“Home folks" are stealing most of tne thunder at B. F. Keith’s the latter part of this week. Charles Flagler and Ruth Malia, formerly of Indianapolis, with their “comedy singing and talking 'round the piano," are warmly received by their audience. They are a live-wire team full of pep and originality. Miss Malia does a number of piano acrobatics that give the orchestra a good workout in keeping up with ner and Mr. Flagler's impersonations and unique singing methods are decidedly entertainng. The Laehman sisters are featuring a juvenile singing and dancing number that is unusually attractive. Their costumes • whiob are dainty and unusual coupled with their clever dancing and good voices make a happy combination. Hershoffs Fantasy Revue, including a series of oriental and pantomime dances, semi-classical and operatic songs is well staged and nicely presented. Maude Ryan, who is billed as the singing comedienne, agrees with her audience that the singing part is all wrong, she admits frankly that her voice is not her strongest point, but a good line of chatter, a startling red outfit and a breezy personality that are laugh-pro-ducing. Robert Swan, “the syncopated juggler.’’ throws around all sorts of things with reckless abandon and considerable jazziness, which together with the fun foto films and the Pa the News W<*tekly round out the bill. -1- -I- -I----ON VIEW TODAY. The following attractions may be seen today: “Come Seven,” at • the Murat; “The Hottentot,” at English's; “Hanky Pinky,” at the Lyric, “The Golden Trail,” at the Regent: “Trust Your Wife,” at the Circle “The Woman God Changed," at the Ohio; “Too Much Speed,” at the Isis; “The Miracle Man," at M'ster Smith's: "Bucking the Tiger," at the Colonial: "White and Unmarried." at L\. w's State, and “The Wild Goose.” at the Alhambra. -i- -i- . .' MANY LEGION PAT.TIES TO BE GIVEN AT MD’Af. In addition to tc'eral organizations which have made resrvations for “My Lady Friends,” the legion week attraction at the Murat, which begins June 27, a number of posts of the legion have reserved blocks ~>t seats for the ooenlng an.l closing nig’iti. Paul Coble post, Ko. 26, has reserved a block of 100 seats for Saturday right, July 2, and the McIlvalne Kothe po;i No. 153. has arranged for a post party Wednesday night, Juna 29. i-ractlcally the entire house has been reserved, for the Rotary Club Friday night and the Exchange Club has re-

possibly be avoided, have aeixed upon them as an excuse for fighting the entire building program. The Snider & Rotz contracts may be illegal, they may be objectionable, but certainly no public spirited citizen realizing that there are today 7,500 halfday pupils In the public vchools. would advocate stoppage of the tntire building program merely because of" these two contracts. There are other v-ays to correct any Imperfections or Illegalities in the contracts. but the persons who are advocating entire stoppage of the building program until tne Snider A Rotx contracts are annulled are merely throwing up a smoke screen to cover their real attack on the building program as a whole and are using this as an excuse to further then own particular end, which is the holding up of school development In Indianapolis as long as possible In order to avoid the payment of a certain amount of taxes.

WHALERS RECALL JONAH’S FATE AND REINFORCE CREW fight Spouting *Critter in New York Harbor With Varying Success. NEW YORK, June 24.—This a whale of a story: “Thar she blows:” cried f-eorg# Rand. 1 watchman at the Midl.'tr <1 Beach pier, ; 5 taten Jsland, as he saw ar eighteen foot honest-to-gosh whale spt”.ing a few | yards off shore on the New York hari bor today—five miles from the Woolj worth Building. Summoning reinforcements in che perI son of White Lane, restaurant keeper, | Rand boarded his motor boat and puttI putted to do battle. Rand let the whale, which had stranded In shaUow water, have several broadsides from his shotgun. The only effect was a sleepy grunt, according to Rand. | The Lane got busy with a butcher knife and carved several choice steaks off the whale's back. "This is said to have put the critter in a temper and snapped several times at the boat. Remembering Jonah's fate, the amateur whalers put back to shore and added four workmen to their crlew. Heaving a hauser over the whale's starboard flipper the launch towed it to the beach. At last accounts the animal was pretty nearly ruined, but doing as well as could be expected. Second Cut in Wages on Railroads Coming CHICAGO, June 754.—A second order cutting wages of railroad employes will le issued by the United States Railroad Labor Board Monday, it was learned today. It will be In the nature of an addendum to the former wage cut order, known as Decision 147. \ Abont 175 railroads will be affected by the new order, whleh will extend wage reductions to these additional lines, as laid down in Decision 147. The railroads to i*e affected by Monday's order have pstitioned to be Included In the previous wage slash and their petitions have been heard and granted.

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CATHOLIC HOME SUES FOR CHILD Orphan Needs Attention of Women. Special to The Times. SHELBYVILLE, Ind.. June 24.—A petition for a writ of habeus corpus, to obtain the custody of Josephine Sovik, 14, who has lived at the home of Henry Ruhlman, east of this city for the last eleven years, was filed today in the Shelby Circuit Court by the Catholic Home Bureau for Dependent Children, against Mr. Ruhlman. The charge was made that since the death of Mrs. Ruhlman. a short time ago, the home lfl not suitable for the child and that she is not receiving the proper care and attention. Arrangements are being made to find a home for her in the vicinity of the Ruhlman home. Mr. Ruhlman Is 83 years old and In a feeble condition. The little girl had with Mr. and Mrs. Ruhlman since she was 3 years old. The action in habeaus corpus was started when an investigator for the home called on Mr. Ruhlman. The-little girl also refused to her foster-home, saying she would rather live there than anyplace else. Kendallville feoy Is Drowned; Body Found Special to The Times. KENDALLVILLE, Ind., June 24. While swimming in Deep lake, near here Thursday, Granville Kiester, 15, was drowned. The body was recovered. Special to The Times. PETERSBURG, Ind., June 24.—The funeral of Owen Gray, 21, who was drowned In White river Wednesday will be held from the family residence near v'twell Saturday. It was necessary to drag the river for twenty-four hours to locate the body which sank in twenty feet of wateh Special to The Times. ROCHESTER, Ind.. June 24.—The body of Densel Rust, Kokomo boy who was drowned at Lake Manltou Sunday, was recovered Thursday, when it came to the surface after having been under water for nearly four days. It was sighted by Rust, a brother rs *he victim, t no had kept In cessant watch since thi boy went down Rust sank while making a long distance swim. A motile-, two sisters a~d a brother survive. Al. of whom resided at Kokomo.

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‘Let George Do It’ Rule Fails, Says Coffman President of Minnesota U Deplores Lack of Intelligence in Meeting Problems. MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 24.—The United States is substituting rule by committees for Intelligence, according to L. D. Coffman, president of the University of Minnesota. “We meet and discuss a great problem,” said Dr. Coffman, “then appoint a committee and adjourn. The committee usually consists of members not knowing anything about the subject under discussion. "If Americans fall out of a balloon they elect a president, vice president and secretary-treasurer on the way down and then resolve themselves Into an Investigating committee,” the university head told the delegates at tne national conference of social work, in session here Thursday night. Dr. Coffman pleaded for greater educational progress. “We must raise our standard of intelligence for the perpetuity and safety of the Nation,” he said. "America will need intelligence to solve the protleius •he is facing and must face in the future.” Dr. Coffman said physical education was one of the problems to be met by the Nation. “No advance hid been made since the Civil War," he said. “The draft in the Civil War found 31 per cent of the men physically disabled. The draft in the World War found mere than 29 per cent physically until for service. "The peace of the world will never be kept through the influence of coercion,” Dr. Coffman continued, "but rather through intelligences,as the basis of human understanding.” GETS ItINO BACK. ABBURY PARK. N. J., June 24—If both parties, by mutual consent, break an engagement to marry, the man is entitled to the engagement ring, according to a decision of Common Pleas Judge Lawrence. Asa result Richard Rogers got his ring back from Mrs. Thomas Lane. The decision is probably the flrsi In English or American law on the point, lawyers say.

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